{"id":2133065,"date":"2025-11-03T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2133065"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:09:20","slug":"daiyan-henley-plays-emotional-nfl-game-2-days-after-brothers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daiyan-henley-plays-emotional-nfl-game-2-days-after-brothers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Daiyan Henley Plays Emotional NFL Game 2 Days After Brother\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Los Angeles Chargers linebacker <strong>Daiyan Henley<\/strong> pushed through an NFL game just two days after his brother <strong>Jabari Henley<\/strong> was shot and killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just floating, and the only thing that\u2019s consistent right now in my life \u2014 and this is crazy to say \u2014 is football,\u201d Daiyan, 25, told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/daiyan-henley-has-big-game-in-chargers-win-after-brother-s-shooting-death-on-friday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">reporters<\/span><\/a> on Sunday, November 2, after helping his team beat the Tennessee Titans, 27-20. \u201cFor me, that\u2019s why I\u2019m out there because this is the most consistent thing I\u2019ve got in my life right now is football. And I\u2019m just trying to make the most of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While playing at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, Daiyan impressed Chargers fans with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After collecting a sack, Daiyan appeared to drop to his knees on the field in prayer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/stars-who-love-football-celebrities-who-appreciate-the-sport\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/stars-who-love-football-celebrities-who-appreciate-the-sport\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Iris Apatow Cheers on the L.A. Rams, More Celebrity Football Fans<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s no secret that athletes such as Tom Brady, Jay Cutler and Aaron Rodgers love football \u2014 but there are also plenty of stars who enjoy rooting for their favorite teams from the sidelines. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI just wanted to talk to my brother one more time,\u201d he told reporters of the emotional on-field moment. \u201cIt was an emotional moment for me, just to be able to make a play on a day like this \u2014 just losing him so soon. It\u2019s been a long year for me, so I just sent a prayer up and hopefully he heard it. I just went out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2025-11-02\/son-of-raps-godfather-dies-in-l-a-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Los Angeles Times<\/i><\/span><\/a>, Jabari died after he was shot on Friday, October 31, in South Los Angeles. He was 34.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A fatal shooting occurred around 11 p.m. after the victim had appeared to walk up to a vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to <em>Us Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The suspects inside the vehicle shot the victim and then fled the scene, police stated. A suspect description was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4153204\" style=\"width: 576px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.71428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4153204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Los Angeles Chargers Daiyan Henley Plays Emotional NFL Game 2 Days After His Brother Is Killed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-henley-chargers.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Daiyan Henley<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Daiyan Henley\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Firefighters pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Los Angeles Police Department could not confirm the name of the victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In a social media post, Daiyan shared several throwback photos with various family members and acknowledged how difficult the past year has been for him off the football field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201c2025 has brought me more pain than joy and this one has been by far the biggest hit\u2026 my family gone stand through the storm because thats who we are,\u201d he wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQkjPC0D1NK\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> on Sunday. \u201cI\u2019m gone make sure we straight big bro!!! I got nephew don\u2019t even worry bout it. Love you ALLAH BLESSED me with one more night with my big brother didn\u2019t know you\u2019d be gone the next day \u2026. \ud83d\udda4\ud83d\udc99 forever Uiie \u26f9\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Thank you all for the love and the condolences truly mean the world to me and the fam \ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffe we fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Soon after sharing, the athlete received support from the NFL community, including the Los Angeles Chargers, who wrote, \u201cwe love you \ud83d\udc99.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Baltimore Ravens player <strong>Alohi Gilman<\/strong> added, \u201cPrayers, peace and love \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-who-are-college-football-fans\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Celebs-Who-Are-Massive-College-Football-Fans-4.jpg?crop=0px%2C311px%2C1662px%2C939px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebs Who Are Massive College Football Fans\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Celebs-Who-Are-Massive-College-Football-Fans-4.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrities-who-are-college-football-fans\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebs Who Are Massive College Football Fans<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tEric Stonestreet, Will Ferrell and Matthew McConaughey take rooting for their alma mater to the next level with every college football season \u2014 and they aren\u2019t alone. Stonestreet embraced his inner Wildcat in March 2023 while joining the Kansas State University\u2019s marching band during the team\u2019s spring game, sharing a clip on social media. Ferrell, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Through the highs and lows, Daiyan has expressed gratitude for his coach for being a positive presence in his life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When speaking with reporters, the Crenshaw High School alum praised <strong>Jim Harbaugh<\/strong>\u00a0for his actions off the field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe\u2019s probably been the first call I\u2019ve gotten for every situation,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s been there, right there and just told me, keep my head down, keep grinding, keep working, and try to stay consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley pushed through an NFL game just two days after his brother Jabari Henley was shot and killed. \u201cRight now, I\u2019m just floating, and the only thing that\u2019s consistent right now in my life \u2014 and this is crazy to say \u2014 is football,\u201d Daiyan, 25, told reporters on Sunday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2133066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[25601,21738,21848],"class_list":["post-2133065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-deaths","tag-news","tag-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Daiyan-Henley-Plays-Emotional-NFL-Game-2-Days-After-Brothers.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2133065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2133067,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2133065\/revisions\/2133067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2133066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2133065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2133065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2133065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}